Dynamite Entertainment is taking a major step to help comic book retailers during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, limiting its July slate to six titles and opting to not ship out any planned merchandise.
According to a statement released by the publisher, Dynamite plans to only release its best selling titles during July, in order to minimize the commitment on the part of comic book shops and customers. Dynamite also plans to pull its merchandise slated for release in July merchandise entirely, and take any returns customers and retailers might have for the next four weeks.
The six comics Dynamite will release in July are Vampirella #13, The Boys #4, Red Sonja #18, Sacred Six #3, Bettie Page #2 and Green Hornet #2. The publisher also plans to offer deep discounts to retailers for omnibuses of its series, particularly The Boys -- as the second season its Amazon Prime television adaptation will be premiering around that time.
"We are a community -- the Publishers, retailers, creators, distributor, and fans -- together, we will get past this," said Dynamite CEO Nick Barrucci. Dynamite joins the likes of Image Comics and Marvel Comics in the line of publishers attempting to offer relief to comic book stores amidst the pandemic.